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In a two-part series we break down all the bands playing this weekend’s Metal Insider sponsored Death To False Metal Festival in Hamden, CT, so you know ahead of time what awesomeness are getting yourself into. First up, a look at Friday night’s line-up (please note there are some extremely NSFW videos linked below): […]

Pete Adams of Baroness (and Valkyrie) said back in April that the new Baroness album is three weeks from being done. Now, a photo of the band was posted to Apple Music, saying the band is, “recording with Dave Fridmann at Tarbox Road Studios in Cassadaga, New York. ” Fridmann is known for his work the […]

Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind up on the list. In a little more than a month, Lamb of God […]

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Well, this is certainly heftier than last week. Just like I said it would be. As is common for large debut lists, you’ve got band’s making comebacks, a few EP’s, younger bands trying to […]

There have been enough textures throughout Baroness’ three albums that it’s obvious guitarist Pete Adams knows what he’s doing. Valkyrie, his side project with his brother, Jake, recently emerged from dormancy and will be releasing Shadows on May 19th. The album, their first in eight years and first on Relapse, will be supported by a […]

We’re not even five months into 2015, but if we were to look at trends for the year in metal, it seems like the metal festival is spreading to the United States. With Roadburn, Wacken, and Download the European standard-bearers, America’s only major multi-day festivals are the Maryland Deathfest, and of course the New England […]

Brothers Pete and Jake Adams’ band Valkyrie signed to Relapse Records last summer, and recently announced the upcoming release of their latest album, Shadows. Due out May 19th, “Mountain Stomp” is the first song (and opening track) from the album and available for streaming right now. Said Jake of the band’s latest effort: “Some of these songs we […]

As Baroness continue to gain popularity with each album, the Relapse band seem to be following the lead of another Relapse band, Mastodon. That’s not to say that they’re about to leave Relapse, and now we know their guitarist, Pete Adams isn’t about to either. His band Valkyrie has signed to the label for an […]

Earlier this month, Glenn Danzig announced that his post-Misfits/pre-solo band Samhain would play a handful of shows this fall, in addition to sets at Riot Fest Chicago and Philip Anselmo’s Housecore Horror Film Fest. It was assumed that longtime members London May and Steve Zing would be part of the shows given that they also […]

Trent Reznor has been one of the Renaissance Men of rock music for the past two decades, dictating the direction of the genre’s progression since the beginning of Nine Inch Nails. The only other musicians that can come close are the members of Tool and Dream Theater, showing the maximum capabilities of the genre when […]

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Guitarist Nita Strauss is currently touring across the U.S in support of her debut full length effort Controlled Chaos, which was released late last year via Sumerian Records. Today (14th), the guitarist unveiled a live music video for the song “Mariana Trench.” Check out the clip below:

Mogwai have announced a string of U.S summer tour dates with special guests Papa M. The trek kicks off on August 19th in Phoenix, AZ and runs through August 29th in Sacramento, CA. Tickets go on sale this Friday (17th) at 10AM local time. Tour Dates: 08/19 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 08/20 Albuquerque, NM […]

On April 28th, Sepultura’s planned show in Beirut, Lebanon was cancelled as Lebanese authorities denied the band access accusing the group for “insulting Christianity” and being “devil worshipers.” As frustrating and unfortunate this was for both the band and their fans, Sepultura decided to livestream their show in Dubai earlier this month on the 2nd […]

Powerman 5000 will embark on a U.S tour next month to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their sophomore effort Tonight The Stars Revolt! The trek is scheduled to kick off on June 12th in Colorado Springs, CO and will run through July 5th in Lubbock, TX. Check out the tour dates below: 06/12 Colorado Springs, […]

The Claypool Lennon Delirium, the project featuring Primus bassist Les Claypool and Sean Lennon, have embarked on their Spring North American trek last week. The trek kicked off with a legendary surprise on April 10th at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario as the group invited Rush bassist Geddy Lee on stage. Lee teamed […]